Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Independence Day

So you say you have lupus and can't go out in the sun?  What to do instead? If you're in N Central Texas where a 95 degree high is considered a cool front, you'll want to stay in under the air conditioning.  And pray it holds itself together until say, November, when most of us switch to "heat." 
But I wanna go to the lake with everybody, I hear somebody whining.  (We do that a lot, you know.  Lupies are allowed to whine, at least to each other.) Fine.  Go, with my blessings.  Just don't forget your broad-brimmed hat, your sun block, wear long sleeves and long pants, and try to stay away from the lake or other body of water. I learned the hard way when I went to the beach with my daughter in CA.  I wore long pants, long sleeves, a broad-brimmed hat and sun screen.  I sat under a big beach umbrella. 
So imagine my surprise when I discovered later that day that I had broken out into a very bad rash.  Not a sunburn, but a rash.  Too much sun.  Huh? I learned a bit too late that even if you're covered up, protected as much as you can be, the sun shining on the sandy beach and/or the lake or ocean, reflects back on you, the body who is trying to do everything right.
So I hope you have a wonderful Independence Day, but be careful out there.  Me? I'm staying inside the air conditioned house. 

2 comments:

  1. Thanks for your wise words of warning and advice! We do have to be careful out there. Planning a nice quiet 4th outside, if the AZ weather goes below 100,lounging on my large covered patio. LA

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  2. Thanks! And I'm in Fort Worth TX where it's freakin' hot again. Sorry just now noticed your comment. Somehow, I didn't get the message that I had comments. Blame Yahoo!
    Have a great summer, in spite of lupus......

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